Beach Area (Can I Have it?)

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

The Southshore area would have been nice to have more action at, instead of being an aetherial gate and a dangerously tough monster place.

[KiriA500]

Valkrum Dunes was awesome, anyone who says the contrary didn't enjoy FFXI >.>

This. A million times this.

[Matsume]

Hi Matsume,

Totally agree. Last year when that one excellent forum poster started the thread about World Map Redesign (and the current blandness), I had posted up a thought similar to yours:

SE should've had one of the Guildleve Camps (when they were the focus) be *at* South Bloodshore Beach Area. For those that haven't been there, it's a nice stretch of Beach & Ocean that's unfortunately currently populated with Snippers that can one shot players and home of the infamous Snurble. If they moved different mobs in and made an Aetherial Gate / Camp there (instead of at Bloodshore (above)), it would've helped add some diversity.

But since that time, we've gotten the 2.0 announcement and I have faith in Yoshida-san & his Environment Artists to come up with some beautiful, distinct areas!

I'm sure the maps redesign for 2.0 will be great, i just feel like it's wasted on the fact that players PL through 90% of the maps/content...

I know SE plans on implementing new servers for post 2.0 players and PS3 players alike so that they canplay in a fresh world but I'm afraid this will be useless if PLing if allowed. If SE would make new servers without PLing i would honestly consider rerolling...

[InuraBera]

Apologies for the round about way of uploading this for you to view, however remember back in the summer event, the background they had for the posing by the beach? The one Naoki Yoshida had as a background as well, it looks a bit more like the tropical beach idea you have - it has palm trees and such...though the area may exist in the game at the moment and I've just not seen it.

As a side note, if you check the 2.0 PDFs, the XIV symbol in the bottom right hand corner of the UI mockup is the same XIV symbol they are using for the Legacy campaign as well...it just makes me think what I say may be plausible hehe

[RahJah]

It would be neat to see more detailed and creative beach environments, swamps, jungle with cool blue/green cenote, an underwater cavern area, journey to the center of Eorzea! lol

[Scherwiz]

Yeah, I don't even care what kind of terrain at this point, anything different/new just to look at and explore...

[Denmo]

Coming in 2.0....

[PSxpert2011]

... remember back in the summer event, the background they had for the posing by the beach? The one Naoki Yoshida had as a background as well, it looks a bit more like the tropical beach idea you have - it has palm trees and such...though the area may exist in the game at the moment and I've just not seen it.

Whooow, I wouldn't mind having HER rub sunscreen on my backside ;D

All new campaign: Miqo 'tes gone wild <fan service>


::Sunny Days in Eorzea::

[Firon]

Looking @ FF 12 reminds me why i loved that game so much best maps in any FF to date.

[Valmonte]

i could go for some Bibiki Bay.